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Trevor Skinner

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 05:32:34 PM
Robert,

I haven't fished Southern Oman inshore so I haven't encountered the big bream that everyone talks about but I took a heap of lead head jigs (dropshots) and soft plastic tails in various colours and weights to Hallaniyat and had a ball. I also use these in Musandam almost exclusively. I've caught everything from GTs to grouper on them. I don't see why they wouldn't work on bream though since they work in other parts of the world on them.

They also don't take up a whole heap of luggage room as you can stuff the packets of tails into those recesses between the big items.

I grew up in the shadow of Tom Ugly's trying to chase bream, mostly unsuccessfully. If I'd have caught one like these I'd have made the front page of the Leader at least!

Oh, and don't fish lighter than 30lb.

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 05:40:25 PM
I actually tested the toman outfit on these on a trip in May. It is so hard trying to stop a big spanglie on a baitcaster!


Not sure if you want to try your toman gear...one of these fellas might bust you off. This one took a liking to my 190g bigfoot


Damn, I wanted to fish for them with snakehead gear!
If it swims; I want to catch it!

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 05:52:02 PM
Soft plastics and spoons will do well for sure but nothing beats the visible surface take for me - be it a bream or a spanglie you enticed up.

Like Chris I had a large spanglie take a big stickbait when fishing for GTs and I remember so well the ridiculous bend it put in my EP82/38! Trying to handle one of those on a snakehead outfit is unthinkable!

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 06:16:46 PM
what size poppers are best for the bream?
If it swims; I want to catch it!

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 07:16:08 PM

what size poppers are best for the bream?

By the look of some of those bream, Hammerhead I cups!!

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 07:34:26 PM
what size poppers are best for the bream?

I didn't try poppers for Bream - stuck to stickbaits and pencils.  I remember Ed using Yozuri Hydro poppers though in the 40 gram size.... that probably means this is about the right size.

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 08:33:42 PM
Ed is really in love with Mr. Joe! I gave him one as well but he must have been smoked :)

Brandon, the poppers that worked for brim were in the 25 gram range
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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 08:34:39 PM
Thanks Peter
If it swims; I want to catch it!

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Re: Oman light tackle
November 01, 2012, 09:04:52 PM
here's a clue for you Brandon:


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Re: Oman light tackle
November 02, 2012, 06:00:31 AM
is that a Tackle House?
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Re: Oman light tackle
November 02, 2012, 11:49:31 AM
It's a Yozuri Hydro in the 12 cm 43 gram size.